We sent out the latest round of grant funds last month and the community projects are already well underway! Women’s Group Curio Shop The...

When Samsa Ogwang applied for the Small Business Fund (SBF) program, she and her family were not doing well. Naomi Ayot, Spirit in Action...

After years in a difficult marriage, Loveness Nkhoma found herself divorced, back at home, and unsure how to support herself and her...

These men and women, chosen to receive SIA Small Business Fund grants, are living in the rough conditions in the informal settlements...

It’s not easy being divorced in Malawi. Three years ago, Sylvia S.’s husband left her and ran off to South Africa, leaving her (now age...

Pictured above are members of the Namayiana Women Group. The group is based in Archer’s Post, Samburu County, Kenya, and has a membership...

A family business in Eldoret, Kenya Purity and her son, Cyril, started a milk and doughnut business (a winning combination!) with a SIA...

Today is the UN’s International Day of the Girl and at Spirit in Action we are honored to partner with many wonderful women who are...

The mission of the Mathare Dressmaking and Tailoring Training Centre in Nairobi is to train women and men to use the industrial sewing...

This seminar was different. Boys and girls sat in the classroom together. Listening to the presentations about puberty, reproductive...

Paying-it-forward, positive change in a high-poverty neighborhood, knowledge sharing, local leadership, and savings group formation –...

I had two interesting conversations this week after my blog on how technology is improving our work. (I also added another 2 SIA partners...

In December, 200* girls from the Samburu tribe in Kenya celebrated an Alternative Rite of Passage, led by Pastoralist Child...

Spirit in Action is expanding and strengthening our Small Business Fund network! I met Naomi Ayot when I was visiting Kampala, Uganda in...

Five small family businesses received $100 initial grants from Spirit in Action in March, 2015. These families live in Korogocho*, one of...

On Sunday morning, I shared donuts with fifteen kids aged 4-12 at my church. We were on a virtual trip to Malawi. Passports were stamped...

Who’s that lady? Reader question! “I love the SIA newsletter. What is the story behind the pic of the beautiful woman with the lovely...

A year ago, the first preschool in Manyamula village was started with a Small Business Fund grant. Nellie, newly divorced, moved to...

Wambui is the local coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya. We spent a week together in July 2014 evaluating and improving our Small Business Fund...

1. 35 Women Trained in Zambia One of the women who received a small low-interest loan from Welfare Concern International to establish her...